Assigning a User to Multiple Security Groups

If you want to assign a user to more than one security group, the User Account dialog box method that we ran through in the preceding section won’t work. If you have Windows 8 Pro or Enterprise, you can use the Local Users and Groups snap-in to assign a user to multiple groups. Here’s how:

1. At the Start screen, type lusrmgr.msc, and then press Enter. The Local Users and Groups snap-in appears.

2. Select the Users branch and then double-click the user you want to work with. The user’s property sheet appears.

3. Display the Member Of tab, which displays the groups assigned to the user (see Figure 32.13).

Figure 32.13. Use the Local User and Groups snap-in to assign a user to multiple security groups. ...

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